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Jagdpanzer
Thomas Anderson
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R1,107
R860
Discovery Miles 8 600
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Using first-hand accounts and rare and unpublished images, this
highly illustrated title tells the full story of the German
reconnaissance troops in World War II. When the Wehrmacht was first
formed in 1935, tactical reconnaissance was carried out by
motorcycle rifle units (Kradschutzen). However, with the
development and large-scale introduction of wheeled armoured
vehicles in the late 1930s, motorized reconnaissance battalions
(Aufklarungs-Abteilungen) were introduced. Equipped with a mixture
of armoured cars and motorcycles, they often operated far ahead of
battlefront to survey the terrain, observe enemy positions and
identify enemy forces - key information required ahead of any
armoured assault. In the second half of the war, with Germany on
the strategic defensive, armoured reconnaissance troops found
themselves increasingly drawn into combat operations, and even
holding sectors of the line. At the same time, more modern
equipment was introduced with motorcycles phased out and
purpose-built armoured personnel carriers (Schutzenpanzerwagen)
introduced. Renowned armour expert Thomas Anderson draws on
first-hand accounts and rare and previously unseen photographs in
this comprehensive and fully illustrated study of the Panzer
reconnaissance troops, the crucial eyes and ears of the German
armoured forces of World War II.
This highly illustrated title details the history of the Panzer III
throughout World War II, from its early development in the pre-war
years, through its pivotal role in the Blitzkrieg campaigns in
Poland and Western Europe, to its eventual obsolescence on the
Eastern Front. The Panzer III was the mainstay of the German
armoured forces in the early years of World War II and spearheaded
the victories in Poland, Western Europe and the Balkans. Designed
and developed in the mid-1930s, it was originally equipped with a
3.7cm gun and with 30mm-thick armour. Early combat in Poland and
France saw the need for this to be upgraded, and later models were
armed with a 5cm KwK L/42 gun and had the frontal armour reinforced
to 60mm by adding extra plating. This later version proved to be
particularly effective during the campaigns in the Balkans and
against British armour in the North African desert campaign.
However, in the first months of Operation Barbarossa - the German
invasion of the Soviet Union - it became obvious to battlefield
commanders that the Panzer III had become obsolete as a main battle
tank and it began to be replaced by the Panzer IV as the main
front-line battle tank. The Panzer III was relegated to a secondary
role, but its chassis proved the basis for the Sturmgeschutz III,
which became the most widespread German armoured vehicle of World
War II.
This book lists all the important tanks used in the Second World
War, both by the Allied (England, France, Russia and the USA) and
Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan). Thomas Anderson, an expert
on the history of the Second World War, offers an in-depth volume
detailling the vehicles, their use in battle and relevant technical
specifications. This comprehensive survey is full of authentic
eyewitness accounts as well as being profusely illustrated with
many photographs having never been published before.
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Panzer IV (Hardcover)
Thomas Anderson
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R981
R799
Discovery Miles 7 990
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The Panzer IV programme was started in 1934, forming, alongside the
Panzer IIs and IIIs, the schnellen Truppen, the force that was to
become the Panzerwaffe. At first, German planners envisioned the
tank in a secondary role, but during the invasions of The Low
Countries and France, it took on a more central role. When the
Panzerwaffe turned east to attack the Soviet Union, the Panzer IV
initially fared poorly against the better-armed T-34. However,
upgrades to its gun and armour protection saw it perform far
better, not only against Soviet armour but also against British and
American tanks in North Africa and Italy. In 1944, it was slowly
replaced by the Panzer V Panther, but the dire strategic situation
meant that it bore the brunt of the Allied D-Day invasion and its
aftermath, and it remained in service until the end of the war.
Fully illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs, this
fascinating study from German armour expert Thomas Anderson tells
the complete story of Germany's most widely produced tank of World
War II, from its design and development to its many upgrades and
variants.
The production of a new version of any book is a daunting task, as
many authors will recognise. In the field of computer science, the
task is made even more daunting by the speed with which the subject
and its supporting technology move forward. Since the publication
of the first edition of this book in 1981 much research has been
conducted, and many papers have been written, on the subject of
fault tolerance. Our aim then was to present for the first time the
principles of fault tolerance together with current practice to
illustrate those principles. We believe that the principles have
(so far) stood the test of time and are as appropriate today as
they were in 1981. Much work on the practical applications of fault
tolerance has been undertaken, and techniques have been developed
for ever more complex situations, such as those required for
distributed systems. Nevertheless, the basic principles remain the
same.
Communication between engineers, their managers, suppliers and
customers relies on the existence of a common understanding for the
meaning of terms. While this is not normally a problem, it has
proved to be a significant roadblock in the EDA industry where
terms are created as required by any number of people, multiple
terms are coined for the same thing, or even worse, the same term
is used for many different things. This taxonomy identifies all of
the significant terms used by an industry and provides a structural
framework in which those terms can be defined and their
relationship to other terms identified. The origins of this work go
back to 1995 with a government-sponsored program called RASSP. At
the termination of their work, VSIA picked up their work and
developed it further. Three new taxonomies were introduced by VSIA
for additional facets of the system design and development process.
Since role of VSIA has now changed so that it no longer maintains
these taxonomies, the baton is being passed on again through a
group of interested people and manifested in this key reference
work.
Communication between engineers, their managers, suppliers and
customers relies on the existence of a common understanding for the
meaning of terms. While this is not normally a problem, it has
proved to be a significant roadblock in the EDA industry where
terms are created as required by any number of people, multiple
terms are coined for the same thing, or even worse, the same term
is used for many different things. This taxonomy identifies all of
the significant terms used by an industry and provides a structural
framework in which those terms can be defined and their
relationship to other terms identified.
Throughout history, infantry has been the main attacking force
deployed by armies around the world, but positioning substantial
infantry forces has always required precious time to assemble the
troops to launch an attack or form defensive positions.
Transportation of men and their equipment has been a major issue
through the ages, and one that was only partly alleviated by the
establishment of railway systems in the 19th century and motor
vehicles in the early 20th century. With the development of the
German Panzerwaffe, military planners realized both the enormous
potential of the tank as a breakthrough weapon, but also the issues
faced by support units following the attacking force - including
the infantry. A tank assault moved rapidly forwards and this
required a motorized infantry which could keep pace with the attack
and provide all necessary support. This motorized infantry element
for a Panzer division was an integral Schutzenbrigade (rifle
brigade), and it was equipped with a suitable means of transport -
the Schutzenpanzerwagen (armoured personnel carrier). During
Operation Barbarossa, German forces were faced by the Red Army and
unforeseen weather conditions. With the onset of the harsh Russian
winter the operation failed, and the war in the east entered a new
phase. From experience gained from the operation, a new arm of the
military was created: the Panzergrenadier. This groundbreaking book
describes the development and evolution of the armoured infantry
force that accompanied the German Panzers as they crossed the
battlefields of Europe, as well as detailing the vehicles and
equipment that were developed to support their specialized role.
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Tiger (Paperback)
Thomas Anderson
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R656
R544
Discovery Miles 5 440
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One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger tank was
a beast of a machine which dominated the battlefields of Europe
with its astonishing size, speed and firepower, which continues to
fascinate more than 70 years after it was first designed. Revealing
its design and development history, Thomas Anderson draws upon
original German archival material to tell the story of the birth of
the Tiger. He then analyzes its success on the battlefield and the
many modifications and variants that also came into play.
Illustrated throughout with rare photographs and drawings, this is
a unique history of what is easily the most famous tank ever
produced.
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Panther (Hardcover)
Thomas Anderson
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R810
R668
Discovery Miles 6 680
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The German Panther is one of the most famous, and greatest, tanks
of World War II. Often considered the most elegant tank design of
the war, it embodied a balance of firepower, armour protection, and
mobility unmatched by any other tank of the period. This new study
by German armour expert Thomas Anderson draws upon original German
archival material to tell the story of the birth of the Panther in
response to the Soviet tanks encountered in 1941. He then analyzes
its success on the battlefield and the many modifications and
variants that also came into play. Illustrated throughout with rare
photographs and drawings, many of which have never been published
in English before, this is a unique history of one of the most
famous tanks of World War II.
The German Panzerjager, or Panzerjagertruppe, was one of the most
innovative fighting arms of World War II and its story has never
properly been told, until now. Many books have focused on an
element of the story - the Hetzer, Jagdpanzer, and Jagdpanther -
but this two-volume series represents the first time that the whole
history of the development and organization of Nazi Germany's
anti-tank force has been revealed. This second volume takes up the
story in the mid-war years and follows the development of the
Panzerjager, describing the innovative new vehicles such as the
Ferdinand, Elefant and Nashorn. German Armoured Fighting Vehicle
specialist Thomas Anderson also analyses the key role it performed
in the War in the Desert and across the Eastern Front, and
ultimately in the defence of the Reich itself. Packed with
previously unpublished wartime photographs, combat reports, and
detailed charts and statistics, this book offers an unparalleled
account of this unique arm of the Wehrmacht.
The first two volumes of the History of the Panzerwaffe have
described how the Germans transformed armoured warfare from a
lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something
that could decide the outcome of conflicts, and how the legendary
Panzerwaffe overran Western Europe and reached the gates of Moscow
to the east, before taking its place in the forefront of German
defence from the D-Day landings to the valiant last stand in
Berlin. This third volume focuses on the most important units in
the Panzerwaffe, and some of the most famous units in the history
of warfare: the Panzer Divisions. It details their pre-war origins
and how they developed over the course of the war, covering all the
specialized units and how they operated on the battlefield. The
title is illustrated throughout with many rare and previously
unpublished images and the text draws heavily on original German
documents.
The German Panzerjager, or Panzerjagertruppe, was one of the most
innovative fighting arms of World War II and its story has never
properly been told. Many books have focused on an element of the
story - the Hetzer, Jagdpanzer, Jagdpanther - but this is the first
time that the whole story of the development and organization of
Nazi Germany's anti-tank force will have been covered, from its
earliest origins in World War I, through its development in the
interwar period, and its baptism of fire in the early days of World
War II. This is the first of two volumes that will trace the story
through the glory years of Blitzkrieg and the improvements that
were made when Soviet tanks were first encountered, leading to new
weapons, tactics and organization. It is packed with previously
unpublished wartime photographs, combat reports, and detailed
charts and statistics to give an unparalleled account of this
unique arm of the Wehrmacht.
The final years of World War II saw the legendary Panzerwaffe face
its most difficult challenges, with Allied troops landing at
Normandy and storming across the continent and the Russians gaining
the upper hand on the Eastern Front. As Germany fought fiercely to
hold on to the advantages gained in the early years, they relied
heavily on the Panzer IV, the Panzer V Panther and the StuG III -
the backbone of their infamous armoured divisions - to hold back
their advancing opponents. This second volume on the Panzerwaffe
offers a comprehensive guide to the final years of Germany's most
famous fighting force, covering the further use of the Panzer IV,
the role played by the StuG III assault gun and the battlefield
debut of the formidable Panther. Explosive combat reports and rare
archive photographs help uncover the final years of the Panzers,
from their defence against the D-Day landings and the role they
played in the Ardennes Offensive to their valiant last stand in
Berlin.
The Germans transformed armoured warfare from a lumbering and
ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could
decide the outcome of conflicts. This technical and operational
history is the definitive guide to the legendary Panzerwaffe, from
its very infancy to the days when it made Europe its garden path at
the height of Nazi German power. With rare and revealing combat
reports, along with photographs sourced from previously unseen
private and archival collections, it uncovers the technical and
operational stories of the formidable armoured beasts that formed
the backbone of the German war machine - tanks such as the Panzer
I, II and 38(t).
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